LAKE FOREST, Unwell. — Chicago Bears rookie security Jaquan Brisker underwent surgical procedure for a damaged proper thumb, a supply confirmed to ESPN.
Bears coach Matt Eberflus didn’t specify a timetable for Brisker’s return however expressed optimism that the security shall be out there for Chicago’s season opener in opposition to San Francisco on Sept. 11.
“We’re hopeful that he’ll be again,” Eberflus stated. “We’ll discover out right here shortly, so we’re hopeful.”
Brisker sustained harm through the Bears’ preseason opener in opposition to Kansas Metropolis on Aug. 13, a recreation the place he recorded 4 tackles, together with one sort out for loss, and had a close to interception. The protection didn’t follow final Monday or Tuesday and was not out there to play within the Bears’ second preseason recreation at Seattle.
“It was a scenario the place he simply woke — typically you get up with these hand accidents and it simply reveals up,” Eberflus stated. “It feels such as you simply type of tweaked it just a little bit and all of the sudden the following day there it’s.”
Brisker was drafted forty eighth general and is anticipated to begin reverse veteran security Eddie Jackson. The rookie has stood out throughout coaching camp for his contributions within the secondary and has been changed by DeAndre Houston-Carson till he returns.
